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There are 13 ways to get from Riga to Cardiff by plane, bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly to Cardiff Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane plane RIX - CWL
    10h 13m
    £75–262

  2. Fly to Manchester Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane plane RIX - MAN
    2. Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    9h 37m
    £71–297

  3. Bus, train via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)

    1. Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbus bus
    2. Take the train from Berlin Südkreuz to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train train
    4. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    32h 32m
    £228–837

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Riga to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar car
    25h 39m

  5. Fly to Bristol Airport, train

    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane plane RIX - BRS
    2. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    8h 46m
    £89–219

  6. Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train

    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane plane RIX - LHR
    2. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    8h 15m
    £107–341

  7. Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train

    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane plane RIX - LGW
    2. Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    9h 9m
    £101–297

  8. Fly to London Stansted Airport, train

    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane plane RIX - STN
    2. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    8h 54m
    £112–319

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    3. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    5. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    35h 5m
    £185–631

  10. Bus, train #2

    1. Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraalbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train train
    3. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    40h 38m
    £143–497

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus bus 507 / ...
    42h 3m
    £103–284

  12. Bus via Dortmund

    1. Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Dortmundbus bus 905 / ...
    3. Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus bus
    4. Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus bus 507 / ...
    46h 32m
    £222–332

  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Riga to Calaiscar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar car
    26h 43m
    £358–514

Riga to Cardiff by bus, foot, train, and subway

Calendar15Weekly Services
Duration32h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket£228Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Cardiff, Wales?

Air Baltic, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Riga, Bus Station to University RE via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 42h 3m.

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